GBBF
Champion Beer of Britain winner Tiny Rebel makes triumphant return to GBBF
Newport brewery, Tiny Rebel, returns to the Great British Beer Festival as the youngest business ever to be invited to the biggest event in the brewing calendar.
Archives for August 4, 2016
Productivity
Cash in with top tips
Improving your pub’s profitability is the holy grail for operators, so what can you do to get more return from the effort you put in? Four experts give their top tips here
Interview
"I’ve still got a great deal of energy for the role": BBPA's Brigid Simmonds
She’s been in post since 2009, but for BBPA boss Brigid Simmonds there is no seven-year itch and still plenty of enthusiasm for a job which, at times, has seen her subjected to levels of abuse that would see most people ducking for cover. Mike Berry reports
Copyright
Licensee slapped with £74,000 fine for breaching Sky copyright
The licensee of a Birmingham pub has been ordered to pay more than £70,000 to Sky after she was found to be broadcasting sports from the TV giant illegally.
Brexit
SIBA predicts Brexit will benefit pubs
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is predicting a hike in consumer passion for local beers from Britain’s craft breweries following past experience.
My Shout
"I've known Paul Newby for 3 decades...he's ideal" - trade consultant Phil Dixon
‘Every time MPs intervene in our industry to make life better for its tenant/lessees they inevitably make it worse’ - the wise words of a former FLVA President. Without the ‘Beer Orders’ would there have been Punch or Enterprise?
Charity
Pubs ‘challenged’ to take part in charity fundraising event for Prostate Cancer UK
Prostate Cancer UK is urging licensees to host a fundraising night after last year’s launch of the pop-up pub fundraiser, the Men United Arms.
Truscott Arms: public outrage at ‘beloved’ pub’s closure
Members of the public and local politicians have taken umbrage at the news that popular London pub, the Truscott Arms, has closed after its owners faced a £175,000 rent hike.